Re: many mail accounts and imap and postfix
Mauricio wrote:
What if the user account only exists for mail? I am
wondering in the case a given user has only mail in the machine; he
cannot log into it (as in ssh'ing into it, but would be able to still
do imap) and his account does not exist in /etc/passwd. How would
that work?
If you cannot have the account in /etc/passwd then Postfix can handle
this with virtual users. Dovecot has a variety of ways of doing
authentication, not all of which require host logins.
> Next install amavisd-new and configure it. This isn't quick, but it
> isn't too hard either. What amavisd-new will do is pass mail to
> virus scanners and spamassassin, then pass it back to Postfix for
> delivery.
I guess that is where I will spend most of my time then. =O
There are lots of guides out there - Google for "postfix amavisd-new"
> As for replying to mail, the return address is determined by the MUA
> (mail client). Sylpheed-claws and Thunderbird both allow you to do
> what you want (as do most other MUAs).
I see now! I always wondered about that. But, in Mozilla, I
would kinda of have to create a different email account for each
return email aaddress I would like to use, which could be very
exciting: would each account try to check mail before sending a reply?
If you use Mozilla Thunderbird you can use an extension to allow you to
manually enter any return address you like on a per-mail basis.
--
Keith Edmunds
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